Business executives who think the demand for their product is very elastic at the current price are assuming

A) the demand will become less elastic at a higher price.
B) they will be able to sell more units at a higher price.
C) they will sell fewer units but receive more dollars in sales revenue at a higher price.
D) they will sell more units and receive more dollars in sales revenue at a lower price.
E) they will sell more units but receive fewer dollars in sales revenue at a lower price.


D

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